Severe Storms over Yucatan threaten South Texas
Pastor Dale Morgan
Severe Storms over Yucatan threaten South Texas*
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday said he was sending
emergency vehicles and personnel to South Texas in advance of a weather
system that threatened to bring heavy rains to an already sodden region.
"Because storms have saturated much of our state this summer, many
communities in this storm's projected path are at high risk of dangerous
flash flooding," Perry said in a news release.
He said he was sending 30 vehicles and 60 Texas National Guard members
to Weslaco and San Antonio, and was activating three helicopter rescue
swimmer teams and putting six teams on standby. Volunteer organizations
were being prepared to provide mass care support.
National Weather Service forecaster Tim Speece said a weather system
just north of the Yucatan Peninsula could be declared a tropical
depression by Tuesday night and was moving west-northwest toward the
Texas coast. He said the storm was not expected to reach tropical storm
or hurricane strength but could bring heavy rains as far north as
Victoria and as far inland as the Hill Country.